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tert in seattle

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>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> On 3/17/2018 10:16 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Sat 17 Mar 2018 07:04:22a, Nancy Young told us...
>>>
>>>> On 3/17/2018 9:52 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>> On Sat 17 Mar 2018 05:47:33a, Janet told us...
>>>>
>>>>>> Actually you do.You requoted his original post. He never said
>>>>>> it was a
>>>>>> potluck, and it clearly is not. He said
>>>>>>
>>>>>> " it's a reception that a bunch of people are chipping in
>>>>>> items for
>>>>>> I need to come up with some finger food / appetizer type stuff
>>>>>> they are saying 25 pieces but they also say they aren't being
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> scientific about it desserts are the other option, so the
>>>>>> finger food should be savory I think .any ideas? I'm at a
>>>>>> loss"
>>>>
>>>>> A rose by any other name.
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering what I didn't know about potlucks that this didn't
>>>> qualify as such. Is it because there was a category specified?
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>>
>>>
>>> In most places I've lived it was not uncommon to request that someone
>>> bring a particlar category of food so as not to over duplicate. In
>>> fact in some cases I've seen sign-up lists for a persons name and
>>> what they planned to bring.
>>>
>> That's the way the pot lucks (not fancy enough to be called "receptions")
>> at the office were conducted. Without categories there would have been an
>> over-abundance of desserts. Ours were the sign-up list sort of thing.
>>
>> I can't figure out if tert is being *told* what category or what. I
>> missed a huge thing - his original post. LOL
>
>I think only some people were asked to bring things.

Everyone is being asked to bring something. The categories are appetizer
(finger food), dessert, non-alcoholic beverage, and alcoholic beverage.

It's a reception following a musical performance next Sunday March 25.